Lynn Porta is a policy analyst that works at the intersections of water, energy, climate adaptation, and sustainability. She earned an MS in Water Resources Policy and Management and a Certificate in Water Conflict Management and Transformation from Oregon State University. Lynn works as an Energy & Climate Analyst at Concurrent Technologies Corporation supporting the Department of the Air Force to have water-resilient systems amid rapidly changing climate and energy policies. Lynn is also one of the Co-Founders and current USA Co-President of the North American Youth Parliament for Water. NAYPW works to support the visibility and inclusion of youth and young professionals (ages 18-35) in water resource decision-making spaces across North America/Turtle Island and progress to achieving SDG 6. She spoke at the recent United Nations Water Conference as an expert stakeholder on water & youth. If she is not working on one project or another, she is reading a book about dragons and elves at the top of a nearby mountain overlook or a tucked-away waterfall.